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- Charles River, MED Campuses Closed Today January 27, 2015Updated, 3:25 p.m. Boston University is expected to make a decision early Tuesday evening regarding the schedule for Wednesday, pending additional information from city and state officials, including the resumption of public transportation and the lifting of travel and parking bans. Boston University will be closed today as a powerful nor’easter expected to […]
- POV: The Public Health Consequences of Hate January 27, 2015During the past three weeks, I have found myself riveted by the media accounts of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, where 3 men, purportedly motivated by a desire to avenge satirical cartoons demeaning the prophet Muhammad, killed 12 people and injured 11 others. A total of 20 people were killed between January 7 and […]
- Charles River, MED Campuses Will Close at 5 p.m. Monday January 26, 2015Updated, 3:22 p.m.: updates in bold below As an approaching blizzard threatens to bring 75 mph winds, frigid temperatures, and up to three feet of heavy wet snow to the Boston area, administrators have announced that the University will close at 5 p.m. on Monday and will remain closed on Tuesday. All normal academic and […]
- Tuesday’s Blizzard: What You Need to Know January 26, 2015With power outages likely from a Tuesday blizzard forecast to dump up to three feet of snow on Boston, BU is reminding students to observe safety mandates—like no candles in dorms—and prudent safety advice, like staying indoors to avoid plummeting wind chills. Tuesday’s nor’easter will pack a one-two punch—heavy snowfall along with winds up to […]
- Cuba Gets a New Normal January 26, 2015An irony worthy of the ancient Greek writers lay in President Obama’s December decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba: ending an isolation that was intended to hasten regime change on the island nation could finally summon that change. So says Paul Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a visiting lecturer at the Frederick S. […]
